This chapter, together with all future amendments hereof, is adopted under the terms and authority granted by F.S. chs. 163 and 166, and the Charter of the City of Gulfport, Florida.

(Ord. No. 93-14, § 1, 10-5-93)

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all lands, waters, buildings, structures, and the use thereof, within the jurisdictional limits of the city. No land, waters, buildings, or structures shall be used, no buildings or structures shall be erected, and no existing buildings or structures shall be moved, added to, enlarged, altered, or maintained except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 93-14, § 1, 10-5-93)

The purpose of this chapter shall be to implement the comprehensive plan of the city, to promote the general welfare of the city, and to provide for the composite safety, health, and well-being of its citizens through the comprehensive regulation of land use and development. In furtherance of this purpose, the provisions of this chapter are designed to encourage the beneficial location of land uses and buildings within the city; to encourage a balanced relationship of building coverage and open space; to ensure the safe placement and construction of buildings and structures; to promote a coordinated distribution of population densities; to promote and preserve scenic and natural features; to promote desirable living and working conditions; to ensure the sustained stability of land and property value; and to facilitate the adequate and economical provision of public facilities and services. It is a further objective of this chapter to give due consideration to existing development patterns, to provide reasonable land use controls which will permit the continued development of land and property in keeping with both current needs and long-range community goals, and to provide for amendments to the provisions of this chapter in keeping with changing conditions and factors affecting the city's development.

(Ord. No. 93-14, § 1, 10-5-93)

This chapter, together with the zoning map made a part hereof, as amended from time to time, shall be known and may be cited as the "Gulfport Zoning Code".

(Ord. No. 93-14, § 1, 10-5-93)

(a)

Notice of a public hearing, as set forth in this chapter, shall be governed by the provisions of the City of Gulfport Code of Ordinances or the state statutes, whichever is more restrictive.

(b)

At least seven (7) days prior to any public hearing required under this chapter, which is not provided for in subsection (a) hereof, notice of the public hearing shall be as follows:

(1)

All notices, at a minimum, shall contain the time, date, and place of the hearing, the address of the property or other information identifying the property, which is the subject of the hearing, and the nature of the action which is the subject of the hearing;

(2)

A legal notice of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county;

(3)

A notice of the hearing shall be mailed to the applicant and owners of property located abutting or adjacent to the property that is the subject of the application. Properties separated only by rights-of-way shall be deemed adjacent for the purpose hereof, as determined from the latest county real property tax records available to the city;

(4)

A sign providing notice of the hearing shall be posted on the subject property and it shall be unlawful and a violation of this Code of Ordinances, punishable as provided in this code, for any person to remove or tamper with said sign during the time period as may be established for the maintenance of said notice;

(5)

Substantial compliance with the provisions hereof shall be deemed sufficient, and any defects in any notice shall be waived if said defects are not raised, in writing filed with the city, within thirty (30) days of the hearing; and

(6)

Notice of any rescheduled, continued or postponed hearing shall be sufficient if made orally at any previously scheduled public hearing for which notice has been provided in accordance with this subsection.

(Ord. No. 2007-03, § 1, 4-3-07; Ord. No. 2012-22, § 1, 12-18-12)